Current Funding Opportunities
Please note that our address for both mailing and hand delivery
is:
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
10B Airline Drive
Albany, NY 12235
Caterer For A Venue That Offers Year Round Opportunities at the New York State Fair Empire Room and Somerset Room
RFP for Parking Service at the New York State Fair
2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program RFP - Due 5/9/2013
- PDF DOC 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program RFP
- PDF DOC 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Application
- PDF 2013 SCBG Program RFP QAs
Fresh Connect Program - Farmers' Market Mini Grants
- PDF Request For Applications
- PDF Mini Grant Application Form
- PDF AC3237-S-Substitute W-9
Fresh Connect Program - Due April 3, 2013 at 4:30PM
- PDF Food Box Pilot Project (RFP)
- PDF Food Box Application
- PDF Youth Market (RFP)
- PDF Youth Market Application
- PDF Traditional Farmers' Market (RFP)
- PDF Traditional Application
- PDF Fresh Connect Q & A
Laboratory Testing of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel - Due February 21, 2013
- PDF Laboratory Testing of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel (IFB)
- PDF Laboratory Testing of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Q&A
The Office of General Services is soliciting proposals to provide event booking and catering services at the Empire Room and Somerset Room located in the Art and Home Center at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York.
County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant Application (RFA)
- PDF County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant Application
- PDF Circular 1500 Article 25AAA- Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs
- PDF Frequently Asked Questions
- PDF Sample Contract
- PDF Appendix A - Standard Clauses for State Contracts
- PDF List of Eligible Counties FY 2008-2009
Municipal Agricultural and Farmland Protection Planning Grant
- PDF Request for Applications (RFA)
- PDF Circular 1500 Article 25AAA- Agricultural and Farmland Protection Programs
- PDF Frequently Asked Questions
- PDF Sample Contract
- PDF Appendix A Standard Clauses for New York State Contract
2012 Good Agricultural Practices Certification Assistance Program
- PDF GAP Certification
- PDF GAP Application 2012
- PDF GAP Payment Authorization Form
- PDF NYS Vendor ID - FAQ
- PDF DOC NYS Vendor ID Form: Substitute Form W-9
- PDF DOC Claim For Payment
Soil and Water Division
Specialty Crop Funds Available
Organic Certification Reimbursement
Offers organic producers reimbursement of their certification
costs up to a maximum of 75 percent or $750. The certification must
be done by a USDA accredited certifying agency.The reimbursement is for newly certified producers and processors, or existing producers and processors renewing their certification. Application.
Single Source Contracts
A new subparagraph ii was added to Section 163(10)(b) to limit the use of single source procurements to circumstances where a formal competitive process is not feasible and provide that the term of the single source contract shall be only for a period of time until such circumstances are ameliorated. Furthermore, State agencies must document in the Procurement Record why competition is not feasible and publish these reasons on its website within 30 days of awarding a single source contract. This is in addition to the requirement that single source contracts be let in only unusual circumstances where material and substantial reasons exist
Single Source Exemption
- PDF Animal Health Testing
- PDF Single Source Exemption HRI
- PDF Single Source Agreement NYIRN
- PDF Single Source Exemption Arkansas Experimental Station
- PDF Singel Source Exemption Farmers Market Federation EBT
- PDF Single Source Exemption Milk For Health Niagara Frontier
- PDF Single Source Exemption Cornell University for Avian Influenza Surveillance Testing
Non-Department Funding Opportunities
Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program
An annual matching grant program through USDA, in which the Department
explores expanded market opportunities for New York State food and
agricultural products. The Division typically administers these
funds and supervises implementation of the project by a private
sector or local government cooperator. The Division will seek additional
FSMIP grants to fund agricultural development and marketing projects
in the coming year.
Market Access Program
The Department also assisted food companies
in securing federal Market
Access Program funds through Food Export USA-Northeast for their
individual branded product market development and promotion activities.
In 2009, 52 New York companies were allocated over $2.4 million. This program will reimburse up to 50% of eligible marketing expenses for qualified companies.
NYSERDA’s Innovation in Agriculture Grants
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
periodically provides funding for agriculture innovation projects
involving energy conservation or productivity improvement, which enhance
the profitability of agriculture in New York State. NYSERDA may fund
up to 50 percent of the total project cost. For more information and
an application, go to www.nyserda.ny.gov/en/Page-Sections/Research-and-Development/Manufacturing-and-Power-Applications/Controlled-Environmental-Agriculture/Innovations-in-Agriculture.aspx
SARE Farmer/Grower Grant Program
The Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
program (SARE) encourages farmers in the northeast who want to explore
innovative sustainable practices on their farms to apply for this
grant. The Farmer/Grower Grant program allows farmers and growers
to conduct experiments, try new approaches, and test emerging ideas
about agricultural sustainability. The emphasis is on new ideas
that advance good stewardship, improve farm profitability, and strengthen
rural communities. For more information and an application, go to
www.uvm.edu/~nesare/FGinfo.html
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